An survey of important bassplayers and their key recordings based on an article form Bass Player Magazine June 1997

1. Essensielle bass album
30 albums you must own
Bass Player Magazine June 1997
Håkon Kvidal
Bassdidaktikk
Norges musikkhøgskole
13. November 2012

2. BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
Babylon by Bus [Tuff Gong] 1978
Bassist: Aston "Family Man" Barrett
 Positive vibration

3. DUKE ELLINGTON
Solos, Duets and Trios [RCA/Bluebird] 1940
Bassist: Jimmy Blanton
 Mr. J.B.Blues – Take 1
(3:02)

4. OSCAR PETERSON TRIO
Night Train [Verve] 1962
Bassist: Ray Brown
 C-jam Blues ( 3:23)
 Piano: Oscar Peterson
 Drums: Ed Thigpen

5. CREAM
Wheels of Fire [Polydor] 1968
Bassist: Jack Bruce
 Klipp fra
”Spoonful”
(5:43) Live
at the
Fillmore
 Guitar and
vocals:
Eric Clapton
 Drums:
Ginger baker

6. MILES DAVIS
Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, 1956
Bassist: Paul Chambers
 I could write a book
 Miles Davies – trp
 John Coltrane – tenorsax
 Red Garland – pno
 Paul Chambers – bass
 Philly Joe Jones - Tr

7. STANLEY CLARKE
Stanley Clarke [Epic] 1974
Bassist: Stanley Clarke
 Lopsy lu
(7:05)
 Også kjent
som ”Silly
putty”
 Keyb.: Jan
Hammer
 Drums: Tony
Williams
 Guitars: Bill
Connors

8. PRIMUS
Sailing the Seas of Cheese [Interscope] 1991
Bassist: Les Claypool
 Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
(Claypool/Primus) - 3:11

9. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Blood Sugar Sex Magik [Warner Bros.] 1991
Bassist: Flea
 The Power of Equality
(4:03)

10. GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION
The Best of Larry Graham and Graham Central Station,
Vol.1 [Warner Bros.] 1996
Bassist: Larry Graham
 Hair (5:43)

11. CHARLIE HADEN & PAT METHENY
Beyond the Missouri Sky (short stories) [Verve] 1996
Bassist: Charlie Haden
 Waltz for Ruth (4:28)

12. MOTOWN
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection, 1959-1971
[Motown]
Bassists: James Jamerson and others
 Bernadette (3:04)

13. B.B. KING
Completely Well [MCA] 1969
Bassist: Jerry Jemmott
Crying Won't Help You
(Ling/Taub) - 6:30

14. LED ZEPPELIN
Led Zeppelin II [Atlantic] 1969
Bassist: John Paul Jones
 Ramble on (4:24)

15. PAUL SIMON
Graceland [Warner Bros.] 1986
Bassists: Bakithi Kumalo, Lloyd Lelose, Alonzo Johnson,
Conrad Lozano
 Diamons on the sole of her
shoes, u/kor intro (4:50)
 Bassist: Bakithi Kumalo

16. MICHAEL MANRING
Drastic Measures [Windham Hill] 1991
Bassist: Michael Manring
 Red right returning (6:09)
 Watson & Crick (5:09)
 ”Recorded without overdubs or
unusual processing”

17. THE BEATLES
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [EMI] 1967
Bassist: Paul McCartney
 With a little help from my
friends (2:44)

18. MARCUS MILLER
The Sun Don't Lie [PRA] 1993
Bassist: Marcus Miller
 The sun don`t lie (6:29)

19. CHARLES MINGUS
Mingus Ah Um [Columbia] 1959
Bassist: Charles Mingus
 Boogie Stop Shuffle (Mingus) -
4:59

20. WEATHER REPORT
Heavy Weather [Columbia] 1977
Bassist: Jaco Pastorius
 Teen town (2:52)

21. THE METERS
Funkify Your Life [Rhino] 1969 - 1971
Bassist: George Porter Jr.
 Pungee (3:00)

22. TOWER OF POWER
Tower Of Power [Warner Bros.] 1973
Bassist: Francis "Rocco" Prestia III
 What is hip? (5:09)

23. STEELY DAN
Aja [MCA] 1977
Bassists: Chuck Rainey, Walter Becker
 Peg (3:57)
 Bass: Chuck
Rainey

24. Quincy Jones
The Reel Quincy Jones
Bassist: Carol Kaye
Ekst ra
They Call Me Mister Tibbs
(Main Title) (Jones) - 4:35

25. VICTOR WOOTEN
A Show of Hands [Compass] 1996
Bassist: Victor Wooten
 Show of hands (5:27)
 Recorded with stereo piezo
pickups.
 Tenor bass tuned: ADGC